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Richard Dunn
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Navigating 18th Century Science and Technology: the Board of Longitude
Thursday, 18 July 2013
14:00 - 17:15

Location: SG1, Alison Richard Building, University of Cambridge

Cambridge University Library holds the complete papers of the Board of
Longitude through the eighteenth century until its abolition in 1828. This
collection throws a vivid light on the role of the British state in
encouraging invention and discovery, on the energetic culture of technical
ingenuity in the long eighteenth century, and on many aspects of
exploration and maritime travel in the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic.

This meeting marks the online release of a digitised version of this
archive and many related manuscript and printed materials of crucial
importance for understanding the cultures of travel, invention and inquiry
in the long eighteenth century. The project has been supported by JISC and
forms part of the Cambridge Digital Library. This remarkable digital
archive consolidates resources held at Cambridge University Library as well
the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, together with detailed metadata
and contextual resources to place the material within a rich intellectual
framework.

Speakers at the meeting will address the historic importance of the archive
and of the Board of Longitude, as well as discussing important issues in
digital humanities and the role of researchers in the production and
interpretation of such digitised collections.

The meeting will be followed at 17-30 at the Cambridge University Library
by a reception and the official launch of the online collection.

Confirmed speakers include:
Tim Hitchcock (University of Hertfordshire)
David Philip Miller (University of New South Wales)
Larry Stewart (University of Saskatchewan)
Nigel Thrift (University of Warwick)
Sophie Waring (University of Cambridge)

A provisional programme will be available soon. The event is free to attend
but registration is required. Go online at
http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/events/2502/
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